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Indian star batsman Virat Kohli may be a former captain now, but his popularity hasn't diminished at all. Among the cricketers today, Virat Kohli's net worth is the highest in international cricket.
As an "A+" grade under the BCCI contract, Virat Kohli gets Rs 7 crore annually. Apart from this, the fee per Test match is Rs 15 lakh, ODI Rs 6 lakh, and T20 match Rs 3 lakh. Apart from this, Virat Kohli charges Rs 15 crore annually from IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB.
Virat Kohli has invested in seven start-ups which include Blue Tribe, Universal Sportsbiz, MPL, and Sports Convo. This investment of Virat Kohli is also in crores.
Virat Kohli today charges the highest brand fees in the world of Bollywood and sports. Virat Kohli charges a fee of Rs 7.50 to 10 crores annually per advertisement shooting. Allegedly this fee is per day. If the shooting gets extended till the next day then the fees increase proportionately.
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Virat Kohli currently owns a total of 26 brands. It also includes big names like Vivo, Blue Star, Luxor, HSBC, Uber, Toothsee, Star Sports, MRF, and Synthol. This means that he earns around at least 175 crores in a year only from advertisements.
Talking about social media, Virat Kohli has no match in Asia. Virat Kohli charges Rs 8.9 crore per post from Instagram and Rs 2.5 crore per post from Twitter.
Virat Kohli himself is the owner of five start-ups. It also includes the One8 Commune restaurant launched in the year 2017, the dining bar and restaurant named "Nueva" launched in the year 2017, the brand named One8 for athleisure started in 2013 in partnership with the Wrogan clothing chain, and In 2016 the children's lifestyle was included.
Virat Kohli also owns the FC Goa Football Club, a tennis team, and a pro-wrestling team. Virat Kohli owns a house worth Rs 34 crore in Mumbai, while he has a house worth Rs 80 crore in Gurgaon.